LEVEL TEST FOR UPPER-INTERMEDIATE & FIRST CERTIFICATE NAME: AGE: ADDRESS:... LEVEL:.. TELEPHONE: PREVIOUS STUDIES IN ENGLISH:.

Choose the answer which best fits the missing word or phrase. Leave any questions that you are not 100% sure about . 1. I planned to go for a walk but the rain put me ........ the idea. a) of b)off c) against d) on

2. They haven't really been to China, ........ they ? a) were b) did c) have d) had

3. My husband, ........ favourite hobby is stamp collecting, has many rare stamps a) whom b) whose c) which d) that

4. I disagree. My ideas are entirely opposite ........ yours. a) to b) from c) of d) against

5. Some people never set ........ to become rich and famous a) up b) out c) off d) across

6. I didn't learn much Greek ........ I was in Crete a) as b) during c) since d) while

7. The more ........ we walk the longer it will take us to get home a) slowly b) slower c) slowest d) slow

8. Too ........ salt is not good for you a) many b) great c) few d) much

9. All the runners have a number ........ we can quickly identify them during the race a) so that b) so as c) so to d) in order

10. I'd rather you ........ smoke in the office a)couldn't b) mustn't c) shouldn't d) didn't

11. If the weather hadn't been so bad we would have ........ to the beach

11. If the weather hadn't been so bad we would have ........ to the beach a) went b) gone c)been d) not been

12. A certificate from Cambridge University is a valuable ........ . a) examination b) qualification c) production d) paper

13. I'll go shopping with you ........ I can get back in time for the lecture at 2 p.m. a) in order b) that c) so that d) such that e) as long as

14. The phone has been out of order ........ yesterday afternoon a) since b) for c) during d) after

15. I'd strongly ........ against staying up late the night before an important examination a) argue b) advise c) recommend d) suggest

16. I look forward ........ you next week a) seeing b) to seeing c) see d) to see

17. He turned ........ the offer of a new job and stayed with his present employer a) up b) down c) out d) off

18. ........ being 70 years old he is very fit and healthy a) Although b) Except c) Whereas d) Despite

19. Would you ........ opening the window please ? a) care b) mind c) like d) help

20. His handwriting is very bad. I can't ........ out his signature. a) find b) pick c) make d) read

21. You should take an umbrella. ........ it rains and you get wet. a) Although b) What c) Suppose d) In case

22. It isn't ........ worrying about the traffic. We'll only be a few minutes late. a) of value b) important c) worth d) necessary

23. I remembered ........ up in that house with my brothers and sisters a) to grow b) to growing c) grow d) growing

24. The food will be wonderful if you follow the ........ carefully. a) instructions b) plan c) receipt d) recipe

25. If I ........ lived in Cambridge, I wouldn't have met you. a) hadn't b) didn't c) wasn't d) could